CVE-2019-19920
Publication date 22 December 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
sa-exim 4.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if they can write a .cf file or a rule. This occurs because Greylisting.pm relies on eval (rather than direct parsing and/or use of the taint feature). This issue is similar to CVE-2018-11805.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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sa-exim | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4520-1
- Exim SpamAssassin vulnerability
- 18 September 2020